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SLOPE STABILITY
The forces that act on the nth slice are shown in Fig.
17b.
Slope
Slope Stability
Stability
BISHOP’S SIMPLIFIED METHOD
OF SLICES
(a)
Figure 17
Bishop’s Simplified
Method of Slices
a) Trial Failure
Surface
Slope
Slope Stability
Stability
BISHOP’S SIMPLIFIED METHOD
OF SLICES
(b) (c)
Figure 17
Bishop’s Simplified
Method of Slices
b) Forces acting on
nth slice
c) Force Polygon for
equilibrium
Slope
Slope Stability
Stability
BISHOP’S SIMPLIFIED METHOD
OF SLICES
Now, let
and
Also,
(56)
Slope
Slope Stability
Stability
BISHOP’S SIMPLIFIED METHOD
OF SLICES
From the force polygon (Fig. 17c),
or
or
(57)
Slope
Slope Stability
Stability
BISHOP’S SIMPLIFIED METHOD
OF SLICES
(b) (c)
Figure 17
Bishop’s Simplified
Method of Slices
b) Forces acting on
nth slice
c) Force Polygon for
equilibrium
Slope
Slope Stability
Stability
BISHOP’S SIMPLIFIED METHOD
OF SLICES
For equilibrium of the wedge of ordinary slice method,
taking moment about ,
(58)
Where,
(59)
Slope
Slope Stability
Stability
BISHOP’S SIMPLIFIED METHOD
OF SLICES
(a)
Figure 17
Bishop’s Simplified
Method of Slices
a) Trial Failure
Surface
Slope
Slope Stability
Stability
BISHOP’S SIMPLIFIED METHOD
OF SLICES
Substitution of Eqs. 57 and 59 into Eq. 58,
(60)
Where,
(61)
Slope
Slope Stability
Stability
BISHOP’S SIMPLIFIED METHOD
OF SLICES
For simplicity, if we let in Eq. 60,
(62)
Given:
C
B
Fig. 18
Example 08
Slope
Slope Stability
Stability
BISHOP’S SIMPLIFIED METHOD
OF SLICES
Trial 01 : when, is assumed
Slice
No. (ft) (ft) (degrees)
1
1 2.42
2.42 6.58
6.58 1592.36
1592.36 75.00
75.00 1538.10
1538.10 0.71
0.71 1729.36
1729.36
2 7.00 17.17 12019 58.00 10192.69 0.93 7569.46
2 7.00 17.17 12019 58.00 10192.69 0.93 7569.46
3 7.00 21.92 15344 42.00 10267.14 1.06 8107.76
3 7.00 21.92 15344 42.00 10267.14 1.06 8107.76
4 7.00 19.92 13944 29.00 6760.19 1.10 7179.31
4 7.00 19.92 13944 29.00 6760.19 1.10 7179.31
5 7.00 15.92 11144 18.00 3443.69 1.10 6023.39
5 7.00 15.92 11144 18.00 3443.69 1.10 6023.39
6 7.00 10.50 7350 8.00 1022.92 1.06 4574.98
6
7 7.00
7.00 10.50
3.83 7350
2681 8.00
-3.00 1022.92
-140.31 1.06
0.97 4574.98
2720.29
7 7.00
44.42 3.83 2681
64074.36 -3.00 -140.31
33084.41 0.97 2720.29
37904.54
44.42 64074.36 33084.41 37904.54
𝑛= 𝑝
∑ ( 𝑐 ′ 𝑏 𝑛+𝑊 𝑛 𝑡𝑎𝑛 ∅ ′ ) 𝑚1
𝑛=1 𝛼 (𝑛) 37904.54
𝐹 𝑠= = =𝟏 . 𝟏𝟓 >𝟏 . 𝟎𝟎
𝑛= 𝑝
33084.41
∑ 𝑊 𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛼 𝑛
𝑛=1
Slope
Slope Stability
Stability
BISHOP’S SIMPLIFIED METHOD
OF SLICES
Trial 02 : when, is assumed
Slice
No. (ft) (ft) (degrees)
1
1 2.42
2.42 6.58
6.58 1592.36
1592.36 75.00
75.00 1538.10
1538.10 0.61
0.61 2026.33
2026.33
2 7.00 17.17 12019 58.00 10192.69 0.83 8397.61
2 7.00 17.17 12019 58.00 10192.69 0.83 8397.61
3 7.00 21.92 15344 42.00 10267.14 0.98 8701.55
3 7.00 21.92 15344 42.00 10267.14 0.98 8701.55
4 7.00 19.92 13944 29.00 6760.19 1.05 7536.52
4 7.00 19.92 13944 29.00 6760.19 1.05 7536.52
5 7.00 15.92 11144 18.00 3443.69 1.06 6212.01
5 7.00 15.92 11144 18.00 3443.69 1.06 6212.01
6 7.00 10.50 7350 8.00 1022.92 1.04 4640.85
6
7 7.00
7.00 10.50
3.83 7350
2681 8.00
-3.00 1022.92
-140.31 1.04
0.98 4640.85
2704.65
7 7.00
44.42 3.83 2681
64074.36 -3.00 -140.31
33084.41 0.98 2704.65
40219.52
44.42 64074.36 33084.41 40219.52
𝑛= 𝑝
∑ ( 𝑐 ′ 𝑏 𝑛+𝑊 𝑛 𝑡𝑎𝑛 ∅ ′ ) 𝑚1
𝑛=1 𝛼 (𝑛) 40219.52
𝐹 𝑠= = =𝟏 . 𝟐𝟐 <𝟏 . 𝟑𝟎
𝑛= 𝑝
33084.41
∑ 𝑊 𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛼 𝑛
𝑛=1
Slope
Slope Stability
Stability
BISHOP’S SIMPLIFIED METHOD
OF SLICES
EXAMPLE 08 : SOLUTION
Since,
for
and
for